Annexure B

SUGGESTED CHANGES IN THE IS Standard No. IS 2062 : 2006 (6 Revision)

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION (Table 1) Existing Text
Sr. Page Grade Quality No. No/Clause Designation

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Suggested Changes*

Justification
Carbon Equival ent

Ladle Analysis, Percent, Max

Method of De oxidation (CE), Max

8 9

Carbon Equivalent

Grade Quality Designation

Ladle Analysis, Percent, Max

Method of De(CE), oxidation

Max

C 3

Mn 4

S 5

P 6

Si 7

1 EG*

C 3

Mn 4

S 5 0.05*

P 6 0.10*

Si 7 -

C+P 0.36 0.30*

8 -

General/ Non 0.25* Critical 0.25 A B C _ _ _ D E 0.23 0.22 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.22 0.22 1.25 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.30 1.50 1.60 1.60 1.80

E 165 (Fe 290) E 250 (Fe 410 W) E 250 Page No.3 (Fe 410 W) /Clause E 250 No. 9.1 (Fe 410 W) E 300 (Fe 440) E 350 (Fe 490) E 410 (Fe 540) E 450 (Fe 570) E 450 (Fe 590)

0.25 A B C D E 0.23 0.22 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.22 0.22

1.25 0.045 0.045

0.42 0.41 0.39 0.40 0.42 0.44 0.46 0.48

Semi-killed or killed Semi-killed or killed killed killed Semi-killed or killed Semi-killed or killed Semi-killed or killed Semi-killed or killed Semi-killed or killed

1.50 0.045 0.045 0.40 1.50 0.045 0.045 0.40 1.50 0.040 0.040 0.40 1.30 0.045 0.045 0.045 1.50 0.045 0.045 0.045 1.60 0.045 0.045 0.045 1.60 0.045 0.045 0.045 1.80 0.045 0.045 0.045

E 165 (Fe 290) E 250 (Fe 410 W) E 250 (Fe 410 W) E 250 (Fe 410 W) E 300 (Fe 440) E 350 (Fe 490) E 410 (Fe 540) E 450 (Fe 570) E 450 (Fe 590)

0.045 0.045 0.045 0.040 0.045 0.045 0.045 0.045 0.045

0.045 0.045 0.045 0.040

0.40 0.40 0.40 0.42 0.41 0.39 0.40 0.42 0.44 0.46 0.48

1 Purchaser should be given liberty to use commercial grade steel wherever it deems fit as per requirements of application, critical Semi-killed or killed or non-critical. has been given on Semi-killed 2 Stress agreement between manufacturer or killed and purchaser vide clauses 6, 7.2, 7.2.1, 9.1 (10), 10.3.2 12.1.1, 13, killed 14, 14.2, 15,16. In this case also purchaser should be given liberty to Killed use steel of its choice
Semi-killed or killed Semi-killed or killed

0.045 0.045 0.045 0.045 0.045 0.045 0.045 0.045 0.045 0.045

3 Most of the standards of the world governing manufacture of re/structurals bars still maintain the Semi-killed same chemistry that was decided in or killed 1960.
Semi-killed or killed Semi-killed or killed

4 The American Standard ASTM A615 specifies requirement of phosphorus tagged with carbon. If phosphorus is high, low carbon will make up its disadvantage of cold brittleness.

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SUGGESTED CHANGES IN THE IS Standard No. IS 2062 : 2006 (6th Revision)

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION (Table 1) Existing Text
Sr. Page Grade Quality No. No/Clause Designation

Annexure B Justification

Suggested Changes*

Ladle Analysis, Percent, Max

Method of De oxidation (CE), Max

Carbon Equivalent

Grade Quality Designation

Ladle Analysis, Percent, Max

Carbon Equival ent

Method of De(CE), oxidation

Max
5 It is reported that the presence of higher content of phosphorus causes brittle fracture of steels. This brittleness is caused due to grain boundaries segregation of this element. The segregation occurs during prolonged exposure and tempering of phosphorus containing steels in the range of 250 to 600 C. It is to be noted here that this temperature range is seldom encountered in reinforced structures. The concern of embrittlement of steel reinforcement bars having higher content of phosphorus is therefore an overrated concern and the fact remains that no failures in constructional steel have ever been attributed to its chemistry. 6 It is reported that reinforcement bars for concrete application can be rolled with steels having phosphorus as high as 0.32%. Such steels not only have high toughness, improved strength and ductility but also corrosion resistance which is reported to increase many fold in comparison to normal low phosphorus steel (G. Sahoo and R. Balasubramaniam, Scripta Materiallia 56 (2007) 117 -120)

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